Plutocrats The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else

Name: Plutocrats The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else
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ISBN: 9780143124061

ISBN-10: 0143124064

ISBN-13: 9780143124061

Edition: 2013

Authors: Chrystia Freeland

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A groundbreaking examination of wealth disparity, income inequality, and the new global eliteThere has always been some gap between rich and poor in this country, but recently what it means to be rich has changed dramatically. Forget the 1 percentPlutocrats proves that it is the wealthiest 0.1 percent who are outpacing the rest of us at breakneck speed. Most of these new fortunes are not inherited, amassed instead by perceptive businesspeople who see themselves as deserving victors in a cutthroat international competition. With empathy and intelligence, Plutocrats reveals the consequences of concentrating the world’s wealth into fewer and fewer hands. Propelled by fascinating original…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/24/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.43" long x 0.76" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Introduction



History and Why It Matters



Culture of the Plutocrats



Superstars



Responding to Revolution



Rent-Seeking



Plutocrats and the Rest of Us


Conclusion


Acknowledgments


Notes


Bibliography


Index